The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-06-18
EEe T.asa Cruise Of the HaE.nore
.n stac Waters Of YerAailIon.

On the morning OF the sti oil
June, 1887, at & o'clock a. m, the
gallant steamer Barmore, CAPTAIN
George commanding, lying at Wlse's
wharf, began to fill up with merry
crowds of pIeasure.scckers bound for
Southwest Pass: but the observed oil
all observers was our gallant com
pauv of iremen, clad in their we'll
fitting pants and flaming red shirts,
and headed by the Abbevilie Brass
Band. all seemed happy and gay, and
determined to have a good time.
About 7 o'clock we steamed from
the wharf and headed down stream,
with the band, skillfnlly lead hy our
friend Mr.. j. j. Ahadie, discourslng
sweet music on the hurricane deck.
The plcasure-seekcrs kept craming
on as we stopped at landing after
landing until the noble vessel was
pretty we'll filled up. Everything
went lovely and the goose hung high
until we slruck a tree a few miles
below town. the striking OF which
robbed Us Of a few buckets from our
wheel, bat we soon cXtricated our
selves from the ovcrhanging branch
es and proceeded merrily down the
stream. The last landing is past.
the skilled musicians have pat away
t'acir instruments. and are now min
Cling with the crowd. The merry
song and the Joyous laugh is heard
on all sides, and some have even
given way to their feelings OF ezhll-
aration to such an extert that they
are tripping the light fantastic, away
down in the region below. called in
steamboat p~arlance the boiler deck;
and right here We car use an old
newspaper phrase and trutlhully say,
that the beauty and chivalry of
Vermilion parish are represented On
the decks Of this gallant craft. In
: fact, a lady "a strangcr) somewhere
from the region 0. Bayou B@uf, was
heard to remark that she had never
seeu a finer looking body of men.
The writer can testify to the good
looks of the ladies.
AS we passed plantation after
: plantation, with the fields Of green
: sugar cane stretching from the bank
of the beautiful stream away back
yonder, as far as the eye could reach
we could net help being struck. not
u only with the beauty Of the scene
but with the wonderful resources
from an agricultural standpoint, 0
this Garden Of Eden in Southern
Louisiana. At last we emerged iht(
the bay with its broad expanse 0
water, and the life.giving breeze FROM
: the Gulf Of Mexico tanning TIT
T., heated brain Of orr stalwart mel
and lovely women. At a certai'
9 point near the customhouse we land
i cd a party of fishermen, with tn
usual paraphernalia, not forgettin!
II the snake bite. The party consisted
T. of Uncle Dave, Messrs. Bascom AM
n Frank Lyons. and a Mr.. Tra}ian ant
N son. Poor fellows, they little though
: what was in store Tor them. Wit
- a hearty shake of the hand and
pleasant smile we left them on tn
, marsh and shaped our course for tn
:. cattle pen across the bay. The hea
II of the day was somewhat moditie'
h. by ligh. showers, and the sun occs
%sionally hid behind a cloud to sho,
:. that there was no ill.!eeling. 3
Il this time the sea breeze havln
sharpened our appetitcs, we fell
IS with a will on the viands prepare
+. for us bv our esteemed and amiabl
il friend, Mr.. Jos. NJ. Fraser, whic
~ viands were washed down with d.
e ~licious lemonade and first-clas
Creole coffee, prepared by the sam
skillful hands and handed out to |
st with a!acrity and delight. What
II blessing to mankind is a cheerfl
disposition and a desire to please.
- But, alas MA is born to troubl
Is and disappointment as the sparks I
n. fly upwards. In attempting to Ian
IN two horses we struck a reef. IL
"a tide was falling, we had gone Q
with considerable force, and afte
repeated efforts on the part Of OIL
to noble captain and his gallant GREY
1g he got us of. The truth dawne
vs. slowly but surely upon us that v
were doomed to stay there until Il